CVE-2016-7168
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the media_handle_upload function in wp-admin/includes/media.php in WordPress before 4.6.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by tricking an administrator into uploading an…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the media_handle_upload function in wp-admin/includes/media.php in WordPress before 4.6.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by tricking an administrator into uploading an image file that has a crafted filename.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.84% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 4.4% on 21 September 2026 to 2.8% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1Patch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0Patch
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1Patch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0Patch
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.